Strawberry plant named ‘DPI Rubygem’

Abstract

A new and distinct short-day strawberry cultivar is provided. Attractive medium-sized generally conical to cordiform and short wedge-shaped fruit is formed in good yields. The fruit flesh is firm, sweet and flavorful. The fruit is glossy bright red on the outside and medium red on the inside. Resistance to Fusarium Wilt is displayed. The fruiting pattern and yield are similar to the ‘Sweet Charlie’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 8,729) and ‘Strawberry Festival’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 14,739) cultivars and earlier than the ‘Camarosa’ cultivar (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 8,708). A highly flavorable fruit Brix/Acid balance is displayed.

1. A new and distinct strawberry plant that exhibits the following combination of characteristics:
 (a) is a short-day cultivar,  
 (b) forms a attractive medium-sized generally conical to cordiform and short wedge-shaped sweet and flavorful fruit with firm flesh in good yields that is glossy red on the outside and medium red on the inside,  
 (c) displays a fruiting pattern and yield commonly similar to the ‘Sweet Charlie’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 8,729) and ‘Strawberry Festival’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 14,739) cultivars and earlier than the ‘Camarosa’ cultivar (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 8,708), and  
 (d) displays resistance to Fusarium Wilt; substantially as illustrated and described.